ColnagoW

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  • I agree that HRM's are very useful, for aerobic activity. They are too slow to respond if you're doing sprints on a bike, etc. but still very useful. Just figure that really hard aerobic exercise for 60 minutes will usually burn 1200-1500 calories (varies by size of person, of course); that's a good and consitent sweat.…
    in Calculating Exercise Calories Comment by ColnagoW January 2010
  • Good point. Any exercise done regularly is far better than SuperSessions of anything done once a month. Good recipe for injury! Sorry, forgot to add the post I was addressing re "Is any one better than the other"!
    in Cardio before Weights or Weights before Cardio Comment by ColnagoW January 2010
  • My trainer - when I used one - was a body builder. He had me do 20 minutes of cardio before weight work just to warm muscles and get the blood flowing. Assuming both were done early in the day, I could do more extended light cardio in the PM. I'm a biker and it's very difficult - probably counter-productive - to try and do…
    in Cardio before Weights or Weights before Cardio Comment by ColnagoW January 2010
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